Personalization of a message interface

Abstract

The invention proposes the management of a graphical user interface for a messaging application on a terminal receiving a message from a first user (A), according to the following steps: a) selection by the first user of graphical user interface elements, b) sending (S 4 ) to the recipient terminal (TERB) at least one information item concerning the selected interface elements, and c) upon receipt (S 7 ) of a message from the first user on the recipient terminal, displaying the message with said interface elements.

1 . Method for managing a graphical user interface of a messaging application on a terminal receiving a message from a first user, said method comprising the steps of:
 a) selection by the first user of graphical user interface elements,   b) sending to the recipient terminal at least one information item concerning the selected interface elements, and   c) upon receipt of a message from the first user on the recipient terminal, displaying the message with said interface elements.   
     
     
         2 . Method according to  claim 1 , wherein a first implementation of step b) comprises:
 b1) an operation of sending interface elements, for the storage of said interface elements in correspondence with at least one identifier.   
     
     
         3 . Method according to  claim 2 , wherein the interface elements sent in operation b1) are received by the recipient terminal with a message from the first user, and the interface elements are stored on the recipient terminal in correspondence with at least one identifier for the first user which is contained in said message. 
     
     
         4 . Method according to  claim 3 , wherein the identifier for the first user is an identifier of a contact database, that is stored on the recipient terminal. 
     
     
         5 . Method according to  claim 3 , wherein, upon receipt of subsequent messages containing the identifier for the first user, after operation b1), the recipient terminal retrieves the stored interface elements based on the identifier for the first user that is contained in the subsequent messages, and displays said subsequent messages using said interface elements. 
     
     
         6 . Method according to  claim 3 , wherein, the first user having a terminal, the interface elements are additionally stored on the terminal of the first user in correspondence with at least one identifier of the user of the recipient terminal, and, for subsequent messages sent to the recipient terminal, the terminal of the first user sends said messages without any interface elements or corresponding identifier. 
     
     
         7 . Method according to  claim 2 , wherein the interface elements sent in operation b1) are stored on a server in correspondence with at least one identifier. 
     
     
         8 . Method according to  claim 7 , wherein said server is an interface element personalization server and the identifier is a unique personalization identifier. 
     
     
         9 . Method according to  claim 8 , wherein, a messaging server being provided for relaying messages between the first user and one or more recipients of said messages:
 upon receipt of a given message from the first user, with a unique personalization identifier, the messaging server forwards said unique personalization identifier to the personalization server,   the personalization server retrieves the interface elements based on the unique personalization identifier and sends the interface elements to the messaging server,   the messaging server sends the interface elements with said given message to said one or more recipients.   
     
     
         10 . Method according  claim 1 , wherein, the first user having a terminal, step a) comprises a communication between the terminal of the first user and an interface element personalization server, the personalization server being able to propose a choice of interface elements among a plurality of elements, the selected interface elements being stored. 
     
     
         11 . Method according to  claim 10 , wherein a first implementation of step b) comprises an operation b1) of sending interface elements, for the storage of said interface elements in correspondence with at least one identifier, the interface elements sent in operation b1) being stored on a server in correspondence with at least one identifier,
 wherein said server is an interface element personalization server and the identifier is a unique personalization identifier, and wherein the personalization server stores the selected elements in correspondence with at least one unique personalization identifier.   
     
     
         12 . Method according to  claim 1 , wherein the interface elements comprise at least one of the following:
 a color for displaying the message characters,   a font for displaying the message characters,   a background color for displaying the message,   one or more multimedia content items,   one or more multimedia content items specific to the first user.   
     
     
         13 . Method according to  claim 1 , wherein the messaging application is an instant messaging application. 
     
     
         14 . Terminal, arranged to execute a messaging application, and comprising means for managing a graphical user interface for said messaging application, said means comprising:
 an interface for receiving graphical user interface elements selected by a remote user, and   control means for displaying a message received from the remote user, using said interface elements.   
     
     
         15 . Computer program comprising instructions for implementing the method according to  claim 1  when this program is executed by processor.